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Adrian wrote: I don't know if I would put the Thing up there. The problem is that they are from such different eras that John Carpenter's The Thing and The Thing from Another World are very hard to compare. I like both, but I love the original.

I love both versions, though I prefer the original more, and I like that they are so different from each other. It seems like most remakes are almost shot for shot copies of the original film, where as Carpenter created his own interpretation of the story.

Ravenwood wrote: The only remakes that I think are equal in quality, if not better, to the original films are Heaven Can Wait (remake of Here Comes Mr Jordan) and John Carpenter's The Thing and A Christmas Carol ('51).

I don't know if I would put the Thing up there. The problem is that they are from such different eras that John Carpenter's The Thing and The Thing from Another World are very hard to compare. I like both, but I love the original.

The one's I would say that are clearly better than the originals are Clooney's Ocean's Eleven and Bogart's The Maltese Falcon.

The only remakes that I think are equal in quality, if not better, to the original films are Heaven Can Wait (remake of Here Comes Mr Jordan) and John Carpenter's The Thing and A Christmas Carol ('51).

The New Bad News Bears pales in comparison the the original. Most of the kids in the remake are really bland, the original set seemed like they were real kids and not just actors playing kids. Plus in the end, they drank near beer instead of the real stuff like they did in the '76 film. The shock value of the remake seemed forced.

I don't understand why anyone would like Red Dragon, let alone think it was better than Manhunter. Manhunter may be dated, but it is never boring, nor is it a total waste of what should've been one of the best casts of the last 10 years. Seriously, the film had no style its own, Ratner just did his best to copy the look of Demme's work on SOTL, none of the actors seem capable of even pretending to give a s**t about what they're doing, and the revamped ending was insainly stupid.

Even though Dawn of the Dead is one of my favorite films ever made, I get why younger people like the remake more. They're such different movies their not even really comparable, but I mark Red Dragon as one of the biggest disappointments I've ever sat through in theaters.

Chris Gould wrote: Huh?Wowzers, didnt realize I messed up. Anyway, what I meant to say was is that the remake was very close to being better than the original. I just forgot to include that statement in my first original post.

Danny Storr wrote: Tony DeFrancisco wrote: I forgot that can Dawn of the Dead remake can nearly match up against the Romero version. The remake was pretty superior though.

In English please By the way all these remakes ,they are only because the original was brill and did well so the film companies think it`ll be good again(can`t think of any original ideas)- usually wrong!!!

Tony DeFrancisco wrote: I forgot that can Dawn of the Dead remake can nearly match up against the Romero version. The remake was pretty superior though.

In English please By the way all these remakes ,they are only because the original was brill and did well so the film companies think it`ll be good again(can`t think of any original ideas)- usually wrong!!!

Italian Job: No Manchurian Candidate: No The Fly: Hell yes! Catch Me If You Can: Not a remake of "The Great Imposter" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Yes, it was better than the '71 Musical and was much more faithful to the book (albeit with a father for Wonka, but nevertheless)

There's a severe lack of taste in this thread Red Dragon better than Manhunter? On what planet exactly? Oh, the planet 'we like s**t films'. Same for Dawn of the Dead - there's no way the remake is better than the classic original. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was one of the worst films of its year - I almost walked out.

The Fly, now there's a remake that's better than the original. Heat is Michael Mann's own remake of L.A. Takedown, and that's also much better.

I'm surprised no one mentioned "The Italian Job". I liked it better than the original. Also... The Bourne Identity The Fugitive?? The Mask of Zorro Point Of No Return Dr.Dolittle Alfie Father Of The Bride Catch Me If You Can The Manchurian Candidate